mefe-

West Makian

Etymology

Possibly related to Ternate maku-; note the irregular form mofu-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me.ɸe/

Prefix

mefe-

1. indicates reciprocity

   Synonym: fa-

   ‎mefe- + ‎kerekiri (“to tickle”) → ‎mefekerekiri (“to tickle each other”)

   ‎mefe- + ‎isi (“to kiss”) → ‎mefeisi (“to kiss each other”)

   ‎mefe- + ‎mete (“to follow”) → ‎mofumete (“to go together, accompany each other”)

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[1], Pacific linguistics